2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup explained

2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup
Competition1 Color:	yellow
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Mats Øverby
Competition1ladies:	Océane Michelon
Competition2:	U25
Competition2men:	Mats Øverby
Competition2ladies:	Océane Michelon
Competition3:	Individual
Competition3men:	Mats Øverby
Competition3ladies:	Maren Kirkeeide
Competition4:	Sprint
Competition4men:	Johan-Olav Botn
Competition4ladies:	Océane Michelon
Competition5:	Pursuit
Competition5men:	Mats Øverby
Competition5ladies:	Océane Michelon
Competition6:	Mass start
Competition6men:	Martin Nevland
Competition6ladies:	Anaëlle Bondoux
Competition7:	Nations Cup
Competition7men:
Competition7ladies:
Mixedcompetition1:	Mixed
Mixedcompetition1both:
Menseason:	16th
Ladiesseason:	16th
Menlocations:	8
Ladieslocations:	8
Menindividual:	23
Ladiesindividual:	23
Mixedmen:	8
Mixedladies:	8
Previous:	2022–23
Next:	2024–25

The 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). It was the 16th edition for men and women of the second-rank international race series in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup.^{[1] [2]}

The season started on 30 November 2023 in Kontiolahti, Finland and concluded on 9 March 2024 in Obertilliach, Austria.^[3]

The highlight of the season was the 2024 IBU Open European Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. These competitions were also included in the rankings of the IBU Cup.

Endre Strømsheim from Norway (men's) and Tilda Johansson from Sweden (women's) were the reigning champion from the previous season, but they didn't defend the title.

Mats Øverby from Norway and Océane Michelon from France became the new overall champions.

Map of IBU Cup hosts

All 8 locations hosting IBU Cup events in this season (including Brezno-Osrblie – venue of the European Championships).

European Championships

Calendar

Stage	Location	Date	Individual / Short individual	Sprint	Pursuit			Single mixed relay	Details
1	Kontiolahti		●	●			●	●
2	Idre Fjäll	8–10 December		●●	●
3	Sjusjøen	13–16 December		●	●	●
4	Martell-Val Martello	4–7 January	●	●	●
5		10–13 January		●		●	●	●
ECH	Brezno-Osrblie	24–28 January	●	●	●		●	●
6	Arber	1–3 February		●●
7	Obertilliach	29 February–3 March		●	●		●	●
8	7–9 March	●	●		●
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed)			4	11	5	3	4	4

Men

Calendar

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Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	30 November 2023	Kontiolahti (1)	20 km IND	Johan-Olav Botn	Mats Øverby	Martin Nevland	^[4]
2	2 December 2023		10 km SPR	Johan-Olav Botn	Philipp Horn	Mats Øverby	^[5]
3	8 December 2023	Idre Fjäll (2)	10 km SPR	Johan-Olav Botn	Martin Nevland		^[6]
4	9 December 2023					Oscar Lombardot	^[7]
5	10 December 2023		12.5 km PUR	Johan-Olav Botn			^[8]
6	13 December 2023	Sjusjøen (3)	10 km SPR	Simon Kaiser	Johan-Olav Botn	Mats Øverby	^[9]
7	15 December 2023		12.5 km PUR	Johan-Olav Botn	Martin Uldal	Martin Nevland	^[10]
8	16 December 2023		15 km MSS	Martin Nevland	Mats Øverby	Johan-Olav Botn	^[11]
9	4 January 2024	Martell-Val Martello (4)	15 km SIND	Vebjørn Sørum	Mats Øverby	Isak Frey	^[12]
10	6 January 2024		10 km SPR	Isak Frey	Mats Øverby	Danilo Riethmüller	^[13]
11	7 January 2024		12.5 km PUR	Isak Frey	Vebjørn Sørum	Danilo Riethmüller	^[14]
12	10 January 2024	Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5)	10 km SPR	Johan-Olav Botn	Mats Øverby	Danilo Riethmüller	^[15]
13	12 January 2024		15 km MSS	Danilo Riethmüller	Martin Nevland	Antonin Guigonnat	^[16]
align=center colspan=10	IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)
14	24 January 2024	Brezno-Osrblie	20 km IND		Johan-Olav Botn	Martin Uldal	^[17]
15	26 January 2024		10 km SPR	Antonin Guigonnat	Johan-Olav Botn	Isak Frey	^[18]
16	27 January 2024		12.5 km PUR	Isak Frey	Dmitrii Shamaev	Antonin Guigonnat	^[19]
17	1 February 2024	Arber (6)	10 km SPR		Johan-Olav Botn	Isak Frey	^[20]
18	3 February 2024			Johan-Olav Botn		Simon Kaiser	^[21]
19	29 February 2024	Obertilliach (7), (8)	10 km SPR	Mats Øverby	Sindre Fjellheim Jorde	Sverre Dahlen Aspenes	^[22]
20	2 March 2024		12.5 km PUR	Mats Øverby	Martin Nevland	Sindre Fjellheim Jorde	^[23]
21	7 March 2024		15 km SIND	Mats Øverby	Isak Frey	Martin Uldal	^[24]
22	8 March 2024		10 km SPR	Martin Uldal	Isak Frey	Sverre Dahlen Aspenes	^[25]
23	9 March 2024		15 km MSS	Sverre Dahlen Aspenes	Martin Uldal	Martin Nevland	^[26]
16th IBU Cup Overall (30 November 2023 – 9 March 2024)				Mats Øverby	Johan-Olav Botn	Martin Nevland	^[27]

Overall leaders

No.	Holder	Date gained	Place	Date forfeited	Place	Number of competitions
1.	Johan-Olav Botn	30 November 2023	Kontiolahti	7 March 2024	Obertilliach	20
2.	Mats Øverby	7 March 2024	Obertilliach	align=center colspan=2	Overall Winner	3

Standings

Overall

Rank	after all 23 events^[28] ^[29]	Points
	Mats Øverby	1325
2		1135
3		1037
4		980
5		917
6		710
7		655
8		621
9		538
10		436

Under 25

Rank	after all 23 events^[30]	Points
	Mats Øverby	1325
2		1135
3		1037
4		980
5		917
6		710
7		621
8		426
9		372
10		364

Individual

Rank	after all 4 events^[31] ^[32]	Points
	Mats Øverby	276
2		180
3		180
4		165
5		147

Sprint

Rank	after all 11 events^[33] ^[34]	Points
	Johan-Olav Botn	660
2		603
3		492
4		421
5		404

Pursuit

Rank	after all 5 events^[35] ^[36]	Points
	Mats Øverby	271
2		254
3		220
4		210
5		184

Mass start

Rank	after all 3 events^[37]	Points
	Martin Nevland	225
2		175
3		157
4		116
5		113

Nations Cup

Rank	after all 23 events<	--Sprint + Individual + Mixed Relay-->^[38] ^[39]	Points
1		8493
2		7332
3		7093
4		6690
5		6530

Women

Calendar

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Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	30 November 2023	Kontiolahti (1)	15 km IND	Jeanne Richard	Maren Kirkeeide	Karoline Erdal	^[40]
2	2 December 2023		7.5 km SPR	Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg	Sara Andersson	Océane Michelon	^[41]
3	8 December 2023	Idre Fjäll (2)	7.5 km SPR	Johanna Puff	Jenny Enodd	Jeanne Richard	^[42]
4	9 December 2023			Karoline Erdal	Juliane Frühwirth		^[43]
5	10 December 2023		10 km PUR	Jenny Enodd	Karoline Erdal	Ella Halvarsson	^[44]
6	13 December 2023	Sjusjøen (3)	7.5 km SPR	Océane Michelon	Jeanne Richard	Gro Randby	^[45]
7	15 December 2023		10 km PUR	Anaëlle Bondoux	Ida Lien	Stina Nilsson	^[46]
8	16 December 2023		12.5 km MSS	Julia Tannheimer	Jenny Enodd	Ida Lien	^[47]
9	4 January 2024	Martell-Val Martello (4)	12.5 km SIND	Julia Kink	Emily Schumann	Stina Nilsson	^[48]
10	6 January 2024		7.5 km SPR	Maren Kirkeeide	Maya Cloetens	Stina Nilsson	^[49]
11	7 January 2024		10 km PUR	Gilonne Guigonnat	Anna Andexer	Johanna Puff	^[50]
12	10 January 2024	Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5)	7.5 km SPR	Gilonne Guigonnat	Sara Scattolo	Ida Lien	^[51]
13	12 January 2024		12.5 km MSS	Johanna Puff	Selina Grotian	Ida Lien	^[52]
align=center colspan=10	IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)
14	24 January 2024	Brezno-Osrblie	15 km IND	Maren Kirkeeide	Alina Stremous	Ema Kapustová	^[53]
15	26 January 2024		7.5 km SPR	Ida Lien	Maren Kirkeeide	Khrystyna Dmytrenko	^[54]
16	27 January 2024		10 km PUR	Maren Kirkeeide	Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg	Océane Michelon	^[55]
17	1 February 2024	Arber (6)	7.5 km SPR	Hannah Auchentaller	Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg	Sara Scatollo	^[56]
18	3 February 2024			Karoline Erdal	Camille Bened	Lea Rothschopf	^[57]
19	29 February 2024	Obertilliach (7), (8)	7.5 km SPR	Ragnhild Femsteinevik	Océane Michelon	Kristina Oberthaler	^[58]
20	2 March 2024		10 km PUR	Marthe Kråkstad Johansen	Océane Michelon	Tereza Vinklárková	^[59]
21	7 March 2024		12.5 km SIND	Lisa Maria Spark	Chloé Chevalier	Camille Bened	^[60]
22	8 March 2024		7.5 km SPR	Stefanie Scherer	Gro Randby	Océane Michelon	^[61]
23	9 March 2024		12.5 km MSS	Anaëlle Bondoux	Océane Michelon	Emily Schumann	^[62]
16th IBU Cup Overall (30 November 2023 – 9 March 2024)				Océane Michelon	Jenny Enodd	Karoline Erdal	^[63]

Overall leaders

No.	Holder	Date gained	Place	Date forfeited	Place	Number of competitions
1.	Jeanne Richard	30 November 2023	Kontiolahti	10 December 2023		4
2.	Karoline Erdal	10 December 2023		13 December 2023		1
3.	Jeanne Richard	13 December 2023		4 January 2024		3
4.	Jenny Enodd	4 January 2024		27 January 2024	Brezno-Osrblie	7
5.	Ida Lien	27 January 2024	Brezno-Osrblie	1 February 2024	Arber	1
6.	Jenny Enodd	1 February 2024	Arber	8 March 2024	Obertilliach	5
7.	Océane Michelon	8 March 2024	Obertilliach	align=center colspan=2	Overall Winner	2

Standings

Overall

Rank	after all 23 events^[64] ^[65]	Points
	Océane Michelon	803
2		708
3		691
4		657
5		597
6		589
7		577
8		488
9		481
10		476

Under 25

Rank	after all 23 events^[66]	Points
	Océane Michelon	803
2		657
3		597
4		589
5		481
6		476
7		464
8		454
9		449
10		431

Individual

Rank	after all 4 events^[67] ^[68]	Points
	Maren Kirkeeide	215
2		125
3		120
4		107
5		98

Sprint

Rank	after all 11 events^[69] ^[70]	Points
	Océane Michelon	398
2		375
3		321
4		306
5		285

Pursuit

Rank	after all 5 events^[71] ^[72]	Points
	Océane Michelon	206
2		197
3		170
4		138
5		138

Mass start

Rank	after all 3 events^[73] ^[74]	Points
	Anaëlle Bondoux	150
2		125
3		123
4		120
5		103

Nations Cup

Rank	after all 23 events<	--Sprint + Individual + Mixed Relay-->^[75] ^[76]	Points
1		8003
2		7475
3		7350
4		7087
5		6716

Mixed Relay

	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Leader
1	3 December 2023	Kontiolahti (1)	4 x 6 km					^[77]
2	6 km + 7.5 km					^[78]
3	13 January 2024	Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5)	4 x 6 km					^[79]
4	6 km + 7.5 km					^[80]
5	28 January 2024	Brezno-Osrblie (ECH)	4 x 6 km					^[81]
6	6 km + 7.5 km					^[82]
7	3 March 2024	Obertilliach (7)	4 x 6 km					^[83]
8	6 km + 7.5 km					^[84]

Rankings

Rank	after all 8 events^[85]	Points
1		705
2		512
3		431
4		402
5		393

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.^[86]

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Individual	90	75	60	50	45	40	36	34	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start

Retirements

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the IBU Cup and never participated in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2023–24 season:

Men

• ^[87]
• Mikhail Pervushin^[88]
• ^[89]
• Johannes Werner Donhauser
• Reid Lovstrom
• Jasa Zidar
• Evgenii Idinov
• Andrii Orlyk

Women

• Chloé Bened^[90]
• Jenny Enodd^[91]
• Tereza Jandová^[92]
• Yuliya Kavaleuskaya
• Natallia Karnitskaya
• Kristina Makovinyova
• Anastasiia Rasskazova
• Oksana Moskalenko

See also

• 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup (as the highest competition series of IBU).
• 2024 Biathlon World Championships
• 2024 IBU Open European Championships
• 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
• 2024 IBU Junior World Championships
• 2024 IBU Junior Open European Championships

External links

• IBU official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Biathlon Union. www.biathlonworld.com.
2. Web site: Event and competition rules. 1 August 2023. www.biathlonworld.com.
3. Web site: IBU Cup Calendar. www.biathlonworld.com.
4. Web site: Men's 20 km Individual: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 30 November 2023.
5. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 2 December 2023.
6. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 8 December 2023.
7. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 9 December 2023.
8. Web site: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 10 December 2023.
9. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 13 December 2023.
10. Web site: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 15 December 2023.
11. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 16 December 2023.
12. Web site: Men's 15 km Short Individual: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 4 January 2024.
13. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 6 January 2024.
14. Web site: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 7 January 2024.
15. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 10 January 2024.
16. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start 60: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 12 January 2024.
17. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Men's 20 km Individual: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 24 January 2024.
18. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Men's 10 km Sprint: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 26 January 2024.
19. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 27 January 2024.
20. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Arber (GER). IBU. 1 February 2024.
21. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Arber (GER). IBU. 3 February 2024.
22. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 29 February 2024.
23. Web site: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 2 March 2024.
24. Web site: Men's 15 km Short Individual: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 7 March 2024.
25. Web site: Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 8 March 2024.
26. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start 60: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 9 March 2024.
27. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Total Score. IBU. 9 March 2024.
28. Web site: Men's Total Score Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
29. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Total Score. www.biathlonworld.com.
30. Web site: Men's IBU Cup U25 Total Score. www.biathlonworld.com.
31. Web site: Men's Individual Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
32. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Individual. www.biathlonworld.com.
33. Web site: Men's Sprint Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
34. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Sprint. www.biathlonworld.com.
35. Web site: Men's Pursuit Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
36. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Pursuit. www.biathlonworld.com.
37. Web site: Men's Mass Start Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
38. Web site: Men's Nations Cup Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
39. Web site: Men's IBU Cup Nations Cup. www.biathlonworld.com.
40. Web site: Women's 15 km Individual: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 30 November 2023.
41. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 2 December 2023.
42. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 8 December 2023.
43. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 9 December 2023.
44. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit: Idre Fjäll (SWE). IBU. 10 December 2023.
45. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 13 December 2023.
46. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 15 December 2023.
47. Web site: Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: Sjusjøen (NOR). IBU. 16 December 2023.
48. Web site: Women's 12.5 km Short Individual: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 5 January 2024.
49. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 6 January 2024.
50. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit: Martell-Val Martello (ITA). IBU. 7 January 2024.
51. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 10 January 2024.
52. Web site: Women's 12.5 km Mass Start 60: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 12 January 2024.
53. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Women's 15 km Individual: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 24 January 2024.
54. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 26 January 2024.
55. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Women's 10 km Pursuit: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 27 January 2024.
56. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Arber (GER). IBU. 1 February 2024.
57. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Arber (GER). IBU. 3 February 2024.
58. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 29 February 2024.
59. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 2 March 2024.
60. Web site: Women's 12.5 km Short Individual: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 7 March 2024.
61. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 8 March 2024.
62. Web site: Women's 12.5 km Mass Start 60: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 9 March 2024.
63. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Total Score. IBU. 9 March 2024.
64. Web site: Women's Total Score Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
65. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Total Score. IBU. 9 March 2024.
66. Web site: Women's IBU Cup U25 Total Score. IBU. 9 March 2024.
67. Web site: Women's Individual Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
68. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Individual. www.biathlonworld.com.
69. Web site: Women's Sprint Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
70. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Sprint. www.biathlonworld.com.
71. Web site: Women's Pursuit Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
72. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Pursuit. www.biathlonworld.com.
73. Web site: Women's Mass Start Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
74. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Mass Start. IBU. 9 March 2024.
75. Web site: Women's Nations Cup Points. www.biathlonworld.com.
76. Web site: Women's IBU Cup Nations Cup. www.biathlonworld.com.
77. Web site: Mixed Relay: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 3 December 2023.
78. Web site: Single Mixed Relay: Kontiolahti (FIN). IBU. 3 December 2023.
79. Web site: Mixed Relay: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 13 January 2024.
80. Web site: Single Mixed Relay: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA). IBU. 13 January 2024.
81. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Mixed Relay: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 28 January 2024.
82. Web site: IBU Open European Championships — Single Mixed Relay: Brezno-Osrblie (SVK). IBU. 28 January 2024.
83. Web site: Mixed Relay: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 3 March 2024.
84. Web site: Single Mixed Relay: Obertilliach (AUT). IBU. 3 March 2024.
85. Web site: IBU Cup Mixed Relay. www.biathlonworld.com.
86. Web site: World Cup Points System. www.biathlonworld.com. 21 June 2022.
87. Web site: l'heure de la retraite a sonné pour Martin Bourgeois-République.
88. https://matchtv.ru/biathlon/matchtvnews_NI1992204_Biatlonist_Pervushin_zavershil_karjeru_vo_vtoroj_raz_za_8_mesacev Биатлонист Первушин завершил карьеру во второй раз за 8 месяцев
89. https://www.instagram.com/p/C4ntLHrIKNb/?img_index=1
90. https://biathlonlive.com/divers/chloe-bened-met-un-terme-a-sa-carriere Chloé Bened met un terme à sa carrière
91. https://www.xc-ski.de/aktuelles/news/biathlon/biathlon-zwei-siege-fuer-dsv-team-beim-ibu-cup-saisonfinale-obertilliach Zwei Siege für DSV-Team beim IBU Cup Saisonfinale Obertilliach
92. https://www.sport.cz/clanek/zimni-sporty-biatlon-vloni-slavila-medaile-ve-23-letech-ceska-biatlonistka-konci-zdravi-se-mi-zblaznilo-vysvetluje-5019203 Vloni slavila medaile, ve 23 letech česká biatlonistka končí. Zdraví se mi zbláznilo, vysvětluje